سورة الاٴنعَام

Surah Al-An‘âm 6:156

The Cattle · Verse 156 of 165

أَنْ تَقُولُوا إِنَّمَا أُنْزِلَ الْكِتَابُ عَلَىٰ طَائِفَتَيْنِ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا وَإِنْ كُنَّا عَنْ دِرَاسَتِهِمْ لَغَافِلِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(We have revealed this blessed Book) lest you should say, `The Book has only been revealed to two communities (- the Jews and the Christians) before us, and (as for us) we remained unaware of what those (Books) read.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down to two Peoples before us, and for our part, we remained unacquainted with all that they learned by assiduous study:"

Ahmed Ali

Lest you say: "The Book that was sent before was meant only for two groups; we were not aware of their teachings;"

12 more translations

Ali Unal

(We have sent it down) lest you should say (as an excuse), "The Book was sent down only on the two groups of people before us and indeed we were unaware of what they were taught by it."

Daryabadi

Lest ye should say: the Book was only sent down to the two sects before us, and we in sooth were unaware of their readings.

Faridul Haque

For you (the disbelievers) may say, “The Book was sent down only to two groups (Jews and Christians) before us; and we were totally unaware of what they read and taught.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Lest you should say that the Book was revealed only to two parties before us and we were truly unaware of what they read,

Maulvi Sher Ali

Lest you should say, `The Book was sent down only to two peoples before us, and we were indeed unaware of what they read;'

Muhammad Asad

(It has been given to you] lest you say, "Only unto two groups of people, [both of them] before our time, has a divine writ been bestowed from on high - and we were indeed unaware of their teachings";

Muhammad Musin Khan

Lest you (pagan Arabs) should say: "The Book was only sent down to two sects before us (the Jews and the Christians), and for our part, we were in fact unaware of what they studied."

Muhammad Pickthall

Lest ye should say: The Scripture was revealed only to two sects before us, and we in sooth were unaware of what they read;

Muhammad Sarwar

and will not say that the Book was revealed only to two groups of people before you, or that you were ignorant of its knowledge,

Muhammed ali Shakir

Lest you say that the Book was only revealed to two parties before us and We were truly unaware of what they read.

Rashad Khalifa

Now you can no longer say, "The scripture was sent down to two groups before us, and we were unaware of their teachings."

Shabbir Ahmed

(Now the Qur’an has been given to you) lest you say, “The scripture was sent down to two groups (Jews and Christians) before our time, and we remained unaware of what they originally read.”